How many employees does A.bell & Co,limited have?

A.bell & Co,limited reported an average of 49 employees in the year to 31 Mar 2025.

Company No. 00083515 · Incorporated 9 Feb 1905

A.bell & Co,limited

Q: Is A.bell & Co,limited profitable?

No — A.bell & Co,limited reported a loss of £139k in the year to 31 Mar 2025.

Registered name: A.BELL & CO,LIMITED

A.bell & Co,limited made a £139k loss in the year to 31 Mar 2025 (revenue not disclosed).

A.bell & Co,limited reported a loss of £139k in the year to 31 Mar 2025; its revenue was not disclosed. It had 49 employees. The company is classified under “other building completion and finishing” and is based in Northampton; we hold 2 years of its filed accounts.

Profit onlySection F · ConstructionSIC 43390Other building completion and finishing SIC 43999Other specialised construction activities n.e.c.SIC 47540Retail sale of electrical household appliances in specialised stores SIC 98100Undifferentiated goods-producing activities of private households for own use

Status: Active
Location: Northampton, East Midlands
Age: 121 yrs · since 1905
Type: Private Limited Company

Part of a group. The filing indicates this company sits within a group structure, so its results may depend on intra-group trading and it may be hard to replicate independently.

Latest accounts · year to 31 Mar 2025

Key figures

Revenue

—

Not disclosed in filing

Profit

−£139k

Growth ▼535.2%

Profit margin

—

Employees

Change ▼2%

Profit / employee

−£2.8k

Profitable streak

0yrs

Consecutive profitable years in our data

This company published its profit but not its turnover, so revenue and margins are not disclosed. We never estimate them.

Badges are automated estimates derived from the filed figures — not statements of fact about the company.

2 filed years

Financial history

Multi-year financials, oldest to newest
Year to	31 Mar 2024	31 Mar 2025
Disclosure	Profit only	Profit only
Profit & loss
Revenue (turnover)	—	—
Profit after tax	£31.9k	−£139k
Profit (best available)	£31.9k	−£139k
Employees (average)	50	49
Ratios
Profit margin	—	—
Profit per employee	£639	−£2.8k
Growth (year on year)
Profit growth	—	▼535.2%
Headcount growth	—	▼2%
Balance sheet — indirect signals, not revenue
Cash at bank	£50.6k	£23k
Net assets	£2.1m	£1.8m
Fixed assets	£1.7m	£1.6m
Current assets	£2.3m	£2m
Debtors	£486k	£318k
Deferred income	£291k	£153k
Source	FullAccounts · bulk data Dec 2025	FullAccounts · bulk data Dec 2025

Derived from the latest filing

How the business works

Profit margin: —; Profit ÷ revenue.
Gross margin: —; Gross profit ÷ revenue. High for software and services.
Revenue per employee: —; Revenue ÷ average employees.
Profit per employee: −£2.8k; Profit ÷ average employees.
Cash conversion: —; Cash generated from operations ÷ operating profit. Needs a cash-flow statement.
Fixed assets ÷ revenue: —; Capital intensity. Low = capital-light, cheaper to start.
Deferred income ÷ revenue: —; Customers paying upfront (subscriptions, deposits). Approximate when combined with accruals.
Debtors ÷ revenue: —; Money owed by customers. Low = customers pay quickly.

Indirect — not revenue

Balance-sheet signals

Year-on-year changes in filed balance-sheet items. They can hint at momentum (or investment) but are not revenue or profit and must not be read as such.

Net assets: ▼12%; Now £1.8m
Cash at bank: ▼55%; Now £23k
Headcount: ▼2%; Now 49
Deferred income: ▼48%; Now £153k
Fixed assets: ▼5%; Now £1.6m

Deferred income is reported together with accruals in this filing (“accruals and deferred income”), so it is an approximate signal only.

Corporate ownership

Group structure

Ownership chain

A Bell Holdings Limitedultimate parent75–100%
A.bell & Co,limitedthis company

Bands show the share of ownership each company holds in the one below it.

From the Persons with Significant Control register (corporate controllers only).

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Sources

Companies House profile Filing history & original accounts

Latest figures from FullAccounts for the year to 31 Mar 2025 (profit −£139k), from the Companies House accounts bulk data published Dec 2025. Spotted an error? Request a correction.

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